Hi all,
I'm a non traditional prospective med school student.
I started college not too serious about school in 2006. I maintained around a 2.0 at my community college, and transferred to a university as an Engineering student not really knowing what I was doing. I failed out my first semester, got put on academic suspension. I went back, talked to a counselor and she gave me a strategy for getting back on track. She said that they did not take my Community College grades into account and that I could potentially drop three grades from my GPA / Transcript. I managed to get a 4.0 that semester and bumped my GPA up a lot. I maintained a 3.6 GPA overall, but a 3.75 major GPA and graduated Magna Cum Laude while working at odd jobs, school jobs, and a consistent job as a clerk.
Will Medical School reviewers look at my shortcomings as a young adult, or will my later accomplishments be their focus?
Is a 3.6 GPA overall GPA too low? I'm currently a professional software developer with a B.S. in Computer Engineering.
I don't have the biology required for going to Med School and I just wanted to also check what the best way to "catch up" is? I am a very focused and driven individual who can learn things pretty well.
Is 29 too old to be looking into med school?
I'm a non traditional prospective med school student.
I started college not too serious about school in 2006. I maintained around a 2.0 at my community college, and transferred to a university as an Engineering student not really knowing what I was doing. I failed out my first semester, got put on academic suspension. I went back, talked to a counselor and she gave me a strategy for getting back on track. She said that they did not take my Community College grades into account and that I could potentially drop three grades from my GPA / Transcript. I managed to get a 4.0 that semester and bumped my GPA up a lot. I maintained a 3.6 GPA overall, but a 3.75 major GPA and graduated Magna Cum Laude while working at odd jobs, school jobs, and a consistent job as a clerk.
Will Medical School reviewers look at my shortcomings as a young adult, or will my later accomplishments be their focus?
Is a 3.6 GPA overall GPA too low? I'm currently a professional software developer with a B.S. in Computer Engineering.
I don't have the biology required for going to Med School and I just wanted to also check what the best way to "catch up" is? I am a very focused and driven individual who can learn things pretty well.
Is 29 too old to be looking into med school?